METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TURNING OFF MACRO CARRIERS TO DEPLOY FEMTOCELLS
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1. A method operable by a network entity for deploying at least one small-coverage base station in a coverage area, the method comprising:
- configuring the at least one small-coverage base station to operate on a given channel;
detecting usage information of the at least one small-coverage base station on the given channel; and
adjusting an overall transmit power of at least one large-coverage base station in the coverage area based at least in part on the usage information.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for deploying at least one small-coverage base station in a coverage area. The method includes configuring the at least one small-coverage base station to operate on a given channel. The method includes detecting usage information of the at least one small-coverage base station on the given channel. The method includes adjusting an overall transmit power of at least one large-coverage base station in the coverage area based at least in part on the usage information.
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1. A method operable by a network entity for deploying at least one small-coverage base station in a coverage area, the method comprising:
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configuring the at least one small-coverage base station to operate on a given channel; detecting usage information of the at least one small-coverage base station on the given channel; and adjusting an overall transmit power of at least one large-coverage base station in the coverage area based at least in part on the usage information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor configured to;
configure at least one small-coverage base station to operate on a given channel;
detect usage information of the at least one small-coverage base station on the given channel; and
adjust an overall transmit power of at least one large-coverage base station in the coverage area based at least in part on the usage information; anda memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for deploying at least one small-coverage base station in a coverage area, the apparatus comprising:
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means for configuring the at least one small-coverage base station to operate on a given channel; means for detecting usage information of the at least one small-coverage base station on the given channel; and means for adjusting a transmit power of at least one large-coverage base station in the coverage area based at least in part on the usage information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising code for causing a computer to; configure at least one small-coverage base station in a coverage area to operate on a given channel; detect usage information of the at least one small-coverage base station on the given channel; and adjust a transmit power of at least one large-coverage base station in the coverage area based at least in part on the usage information. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method operable by a network entity in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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configuring at least one large-coverage base station to use time or frequency resources of the network; configuring at least one small-coverage base station to use a first subset of the time or frequency resources; and in response to a density of small-coverage base stations in a given coverage area increasing to a defined threshold level, configuring the at least one large-coverage base station to use a second subset of the time or frequency resources, wherein the second subset includes time or frequency resources that are orthogonal to the time or frequency resources in the first subset. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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54. An apparatus in a wireless communication network, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor configured to;
configure at least one large-coverage base station to use time or frequency resources;
configure at least one small-coverage base station to use a first subset of the time or frequency resources; and
, in response to a density of small-coverage base stations in a given coverage area increasing to a defined threshold level, configure the at least one large-coverage base station to use a second subset of the time or frequency resources, wherein the second subset includes time or frequency resources that are orthogonal to the time or frequency resources in the first subset; anda memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing data.
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55. An apparatus in a wireless communication network, the apparatus comprising:
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means for configuring at least one large-coverage base station to use time or frequency resources; means for configuring at least one small-coverage base station to use a first subset of the time or frequency resources; and means for configuring the at least one large-coverage base station to use a second subset of the time or frequency resources in response to a density of small-coverage base stations in a given coverage area increasing to a defined threshold level, the second subset includes time or frequency resources that are orthogonal to the time or frequency resources in the first subset.
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56. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising code for causing at least one computer to; configure at least one large-coverage base station to use time or frequency resources of the network; configure at least one small-coverage base station to use a first subset of the time or frequency resources; and in response to a density of small-coverage base stations in a given coverage area increasing to a defined threshold level, configure the at least one large-coverage base station to use a second subset of the time or frequency resources, wherein the second subset includes time or frequency resources that are orthogonal to time or frequency resources in the first subset.
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